RogerHScott
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Unless you work in Chicago...I recommend living to the East ... of your work
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Unless you work in Chicago...I recommend living to the East ... of your work
Did you take into consideration in your math that the $80k+ model S will last likely 5 - 6 years with your long commute?Hi All. I've lived in the city all my life and my career is here. But I've always wanted to live in the country and lately I'm getting really tired of the city. The long commutes have always been the detractor. Right now, the price delta between a house in the city and one in the country is huge here - I could essentially trade my house in the city for a house in the country and a Model S. I've been thinking about this for a while.
I wanted to get owners thoughts on this. I dislike commuting. However, even living in the city my commute is realistically 30 to 40 minutes a day. I'm thinking about bumping it up to an hour to hour and a half. This hinges on being able to convince my boss that I can do 5 days of work in 4 long days - which I'm optimistic about.
I figure if I'm going to be spending 3, sometimes 4 hours in the car a day (traffic) I want to be in the nicest and safest car I can be in. Also: autopilot.
Am I overestimating how much grief autopilot will save me for long daily highway commutes?
The picture I have in my mind is inhaling audio-books 4 days a week while I'm in the car, working long days and getting three days of bliss at home with the family every weekend. I get a lot of vacation time and being further north also puts me closer to our favourite recreational areas.
Am I crazy?
I would essentially be trading a tiny house in the city and subway commutes for a large, luxurious house in the country, a Model S and a really long commute.
It kind of doesn't seem crazy to me, but then why isn't everyone doing it?
Oh, you poor, poor people.
Our daily commute is anywhere from 5 feet to 200 feet. BUT with that we also get to walk between 5 and 8 miles each and every day in our work. And that's 7 days a week.
And live in one of the world's most jaw-dropping scenic locations. &c &c &c
And put in a year's-worth of man-hours' labor in some 4-5 months....meaning if we so choose (and have so chosen for the past three years), we can "vacation" each year for 5-6 months.
So: is having limited bandwidth too much of a negative that it outweighs all those positives? You tell me.
You poor, poor people.
Did you take into consideration in your math that the $80k+ model S will last likely 5 - 6 years with your long commute?
Waallll, there ARE a few other features at which some may balk. One doesn't go to town just for a loaf of bread...when town is 200 miles away. Each way. And did I mention when snow arrives....and leaves?...how much better you have it than they do. :claps politely:
Waallll, there ARE a few other features at which some may balk. One doesn't go to town just for a loaf of bread...when town is 200 miles away. Each way. And did I mention when snow arrives....and leaves?
Just a reminder that current Tesla driver assistance does not allow reading. I don't think most people need that reminder, but just in case at least one person does, it's important we're clear on this.I am an avid reader. Right now the only time out of my day I can dedicate to reading is the time I spend on public transit. I wish I could read more, but how?!!!
(audio books in the Tesla!!!)
I assumed 25k miles a year.. 150k miles total which is still high in today's standards.How do you figure that? My 12 year old Infiniti QX56 sits next to my 2016 Tesla 70D. The Infiniti has 240,000 miles and runs as strong as the day I got it new. It looks brand new because when it gets a scratch I have it painted. I've replaced the shocks twice - it handles like brand new. Next year the front seats will be reupholstered. I don't plan to get rid of it until it has half a million miles - if ever. It has been far, far cheaper to keep it - fully depreciated and paid for - than to trade it in for any newer SUV. Even if the transmission and engine go out tomorrow it will be much cheaper to replace/rebuild them than to buy a newer one.
If you maintain machines properly they go a very long time.
Do you have to go so far from the city to pull this off?
Not to sprinkle on your promenade too much, but the environmental footprint of your bigger place out in the country is likely to be much
more negatively "green" than any benefit you get from a greener car. Not only will the day-to-day resource consumption be higher, but
there's also the huge "environmental opportunity cost" of developing land for housing. Even if you buy an already-developed property
you're still contributing to the demand for development. Sardine-y or not, high-density living is generally more eco-friendly.
I knew a couple of people who lived east of downtown. They were usually only 50 feet or so east andUnless you work in Chicago...
Oh, you poor, poor people.
Our daily commute is anywhere from 5 feet to 200 feet. BUT with that we also get to walk between 5 and 8 miles each and every day in our work. And that's 7 days a week.
And live in one of the world's most jaw-dropping scenic locations. &c &c &c
And put in a year's-worth of man-hours' labor in some 4-5 months....meaning if we so choose (and have so chosen for the past three years), we can "vacation" each year for 5-6 months.
So: is having limited bandwidth too much of a negative that it outweighs all those positives? You tell me.
You poor, poor people.
+1 to this. AP makes all the difference. It gets a lot of bad rap recently, but when handled with due understanding of its strengths and weaknesses, it makes long drives a breeze. There's a good reason it's rated as the best ADAS system out there. The mental fatigue factor for me is markedly reduced to a level comparable to say, a 20 mile commute. The physical soreness I can't get around, but I have intermediate workplace and supercharger stops to help me stretch .I'm two weeks in to the commute with with AP, and it really is a marked difference in level of fatigue. It was hard to appreciate given that I've been doing this type of a commute for over 5 years, and I actually like to drive - so it never bothered me much. That said, going back to something without AP would be very, very difficult. To call it a "game changer" really under-appreciates just how much driver fatigue it avoids.
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